The Pickwick Papers, Book by Charles Dickens (Mass Market Paperback) | chapters.indigo.ca Thank you. Your review has been submitted and will appear here shortly. Reviews Extra Content Read from the Book The Pickwick Papers[I]Chapter 1The Pickwickians The first ray of light which illumines the gloom, and converts into a dazzling brilliancy that obscurity in which the earlier history of the public career of the immortal Pickwick would appear to be involved, is derived from the perusal of the following entry in the Transactions of the Pickwick Club, which the editor of these papers feels the highest pleasure in laying before his readers, as a proof of the careful attention, indefatigable assiduity, and nice discrimination, with which his search among the multifarious documents confided to him has been conducted.'May 12, 1827. Joseph Smiggers, Esq., P.V.P.M.P.C.,2 presiding.

The following resolutions unanimously agreed to:--'That this Association has heard read, with feelings of unmingled satisfaction, and unqualified approval,' the paper communicated by Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C.,3 entitled "Speculations on the Source of the Hampstead Ponds, with some Observations on the Theory of Tittlebats;" and that this Association does hereby return its warmest thanks to the said Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., for the same.'That while this Association is deeply sensible of the advantages which must accrue to the cause of science from the production to which they have just adverted,--no less than from the unwearied researches of Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., in Hornsey, Highgate, Brixton, and Camberwell,--they cannot but entertain a lively sense of the inestimable benefits which must inevitably result fromcarrying the speculations of that learned man into a wider field, from extending his travels, and consequently enlarging his sphere of observation, to the advancement of knowledge, and the diffusion of learning.'That, with the view just mentioned, this Association has taken into its serious consideration a proposal, eman

ating from the aforesaid Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., and three other Pickwickians hereinafter named, for forming a new branch of United Pickwickians, under the title of The Corresponding Society of the Pickwick Club.'That the said proposal has received the sanction and approval of this Association.'That the Corresponding Society of the Pickwick Club is therefore hereby constituted; and that Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., Tracy Tupman, Esq., M.P.C., Augustus Snodgrass, Esq., M.P.C., and Nathaniel Winkle, Esq., M.P.C., are hereby nominated and appointed members of the same; and that they be requested to forward, from time to time, authenticated accounts of their journeys and investigations, of their observations of character and manners, and of the whole of their adventures, together with all tales and papers to which local scenery or associations may give rise, to the Pickwick Club, stationed in London.'That this Association cordially recognises the principle of every member of the Corresponding Society defraying his own travelling expenses; and that it sees no objection whatever to the members of the said society pursuing their inquiries for any length of

 time they please, upon the same terms.'That the members of the aforesaid Corresponding Society be, and are, hereby informed that their proposal to pay the postage of their letters, and the carriage of their parcels, has been deliberated upon by this Association: that this Association considers such proposal worthy of the great minds from which it emanated, and that it hereby signifies its perfect acquiescence therein.'A casual observer, adds the secretary, to whose notes we are indebted for the following account--a casual observermight possibly have remarked nothing extraordinary in the bald head, and circular spectacles, which were intently turned towards his (the secretary's) face, during the reading of the above resolutions: to those who knew that the gigantic brain of Pickwick was working beneath that forehead, and that the beaming eyes of Pickwick were twinkling behind those glasses, the sight was indeed an interesting one.

There sat the man who had traced to their source the mighty ponds of Hampstead, and agitated the scientific world with his Theory of Tittlebats, as calm and unmoved as the deep waters of the one on a frosty day, or as a solitary specimen of the other in the inmost recesses of an earthern jar. And how much more interesting did the spectacle become, when, starting into full life and animation, as a simultaneous call for 'Pickwick' burst from his followers, that illustrious man slowly mounted into the Windsor chair, on which he had been previously seated, and addressed the club himself had founded. What a study for an artist did that exciting scene present! The eloquent Pickwick, with one hand gracefully concealed behind his coat tails, and the other waving in air, to assist his glowing declamation; his elevated position revealing those tights and gaiters, which, had they clothed an ordinary man, might have passed without observation, but which, when Pickwick clothed them--if we may use the expression--inspired involuntary awe and respect; surrounded by the men who had volunteered to share the perils of his travels, and who were destined to participate in the glories of his discoveries.

On his right hand sat Mr Tracy Tupman--the too susceptible Tupman, who to the wisdom and experience of maturer years superadded the enthusiasm and ardour of a boy, in the most interesting and pardonable of human weaknesses--love. Time and feeding had expanded that once romantic form; the black silk waistcoat had become more and more developed; inch by inch had the gold watch-chain beneath it disappeared from within the range of Tupman's vision; and gradually had the capacious chin encroached upon the borders of the white cravat: but thesoul of Tupman had known no change--admiration of the fair sex was still its ruling passion. On the left of his great leader sat the poetic Snodgrass, and near him again the sporting Winkle, the former poetically enveloped in a mysterious blue coat with a canine-skin collar, and the latter communicating additional lustre to a new green shooting coat, plaid neckerchief, and closely-fitted drabs.Mr Pickwick's oration upon this occasion, together with the debate thereon, is entered on the Transactions of the Club.

Both bear a strong affinity to the discussions of other celebrated bodies; and, as it is always interesting to trace a resemblance between the proceedings of great men, we transfer the entry to these pages.'Mr Pickwick observed (says the Secretary) that fame was dear to the heart of every man. Poetic fame was dear to the heart of his friend Snodgrass; the fame of conquest was equally dear to his friend Tupman; and the desire of earning fame in the sports of the field, the air, and the water, was uppermost in the breast of his friend Winkle. He (Mr Pickwick) would not deny that he was influenced by human passions, and human feelings (cheers)--possibly by human weaknesses--(loud cries of "No"); but this he would say, that if ever the fire of self-importance broke out in his bosom, the desire to benefit the human race in preference effectually quenched it. The praise of mankind was his Swing; philanthropy was his insurance office.

(Vehement cheering.) He had felt some pride--he acknowledged it freely, and let his enemies make the most of it--he had felt some pride when he presented his Tittlebatian Theory to the world; it might be celebrated or it might not. (A cry of "It is," and great cheering.) He would take the assertion of that honourable Pickwickian whose voice he had just heard--it was celebrated; but if the fame of that treatise were to extend to the furthest confines of the known world, the pride with which he should reflect on the authorship of that production would be as nothing compared with the pride with which he looked around him, on this, the proudest moment of his existence.(Cheers.) He was a humble individual. (No, no.) Still he could not but feel that they had selected him for a service of great honour, and of some danger. Travelling was in a troubled state, and the minds of coachmen were unsettled. Let them look abroad, and contemplate the scenes which were enacting around them. Stage coaches were upsetting in all directions, horses were bolting, boats were overturning, and boilers were bursting. (Cheers--a voice "No.") No!

(Cheers.) Let that honourable Pickwickian who cried "No" so loudly come forward and deny it, if he could. (Cheers.) Who was it that cried "No?" (Enthusiastic cheering.) Was it some vain and disappointed man--he would not say haberdasher--(loud cheers)--who, jealous of the praise which had been--perhaps undeservedly--bestowed on his (Mr Pickwick's) researches, and smarting under the censure which had been heaped upon his own feeble attempts at rivalry, now took this vile and calumnious mode of--'Mr BLOTTON (of Aldgate) rose to order. Did the honourable Pickwickian allude to him? (Cries of "Order," "Chair," "Yes," "No," "Go on," "Leave off," &c.)'Mr PICTORIC would not put up to be put down by clamour. He had alluded to the honourable gentleman. (Great excitement.)'Mr BLOTTON would only say then, that he repelled the hon. gent.'s false and scurrilous accusation, with profound contempt. (Great cheering.) The hon. gent.

was a humbug. (Immense confusion, and loud cries of "Chair" and "Order.")'Mr A. SNODGRASS rose to order. He threw himself upon the chair. (Hear.) He wished to know whether this disgraceful contest between two members of that club should be allowed to continue. (Hear, hear.)'The CHAIRMAN was quite sure the hon. Pickwickian would withdraw the expression he had just made use of.'Mr BLOTTON, with all possible respect for the chair, was quite sure he would not.'The CHAIRMAN felt it his imperative duty to demand ofthe honourable gentleman, whether he had used the expression which had just escaped him in a common sense.'Mr BLOTTON had no hesitation in saying that he had not--he had used the word in its Pickwickian sense. (Hear, hear.) He was bound to acknowledge that, personally, he entertained the highest regard and esteem for the honourable gentleman; he had merely considered him a humbug in a Pickwickian point of view. (Hear, hear.)'Mr PICTORIC felt much gratified by the fair, candid, and full explanation of his honourable friend.

He begged it to be at once understood, that his own observations had been merely intended to bear a Pickwickian construction. (Cheers.)'Here the entry terminates, as we have no doubt the debate did also, after arriving at such a highly satisfactory and intelligible point. We have no official statement of the facts which the reader will find recorded in the next chapter, but they have been carefully collated from letters and other MS. authorities, so unquestionably genuine as to justify their narration in a connected form.All new material is copyright © 1998 by Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. From Our Editors Dickens’ first most humourous and still best loved novel, the Pickwick Papers trace the exploits of the Pickwick club, a selection of learned but naïve souls. Banding together to embark upon a scientific journey of exploration, they are immediately set upon by a hilarious and memorable crew of con-men and buffoons, all intent on exploiting the hopelessly innocent Pickwicks for their own benefit. Quick Links The Pickwick Papers eBook by Charles Dickens - 9781466804715 | Kobo View all Synopsis Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader.

Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title—offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Pickwick Papers includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Nancy Springer. The Pickwick Club was founded by the most learned minds in London for the purpose of making a scientific tour of the world. Its distinguished members include Mr. Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.PC., presiding; Augustus Snodgrass; Nathaniel Winkle; and Tracy Tupman, Esq. Yet no sooner have these gentlemen begun their historic journey than they are set upon by a charming but notorious con man, Alfred Jingle. So begins a series of hilarious misadventures that takes the incorrigibly innocent Pickwicks wandering around England, coming in contact with some of the most colorful and comical characters in all fiction, including Dr. Slammer, Dismal Jemmy Hutley, Job Trotter, Wilkins Flasher, and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz.

This was Dickens' first novel--and remains his funniest and most loved. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. People who read this also enjoyed Pickwick Papers Characters - eNotes.com Pickwick Papers Characters link Link Mr. Samuel Pickwick Mr. Samuel Pickwick, the stout, amiable founder and perpetual president of the Pickwick Club. An observer of human nature, a lover of good food and drink, and a boon companion, he spends his time traveling about the countryside with his friends, accepting invitations from local squires and dignitaries, pursuing Mr. Alfred Jingle in an effort to thwart that rascal’s schemes, and promoting his friends’ romances. The height of his development occurs at the Fleet Prison where, because of a breach-of-promise suit, he observes human suffering and learns to forgive his enemies. A rather pompously bustling and fatuous person at first, he grows in the course of events to be a truly monumental character. Mr. Nathaniel Winkle Mr. Nathaniel Winkle, the sportsman of the group.

Inept and humane, he finds himself involved in hunting misadventures, romances, and duels. In the end, he wins Arabella Allen, his true love, over the objections of her brother, her suitor, and his own father. Mr. Augustus Snodgrass Mr. Augustus Snodgrass, the poetic member of the Pickwick Club. Although he keeps extensive notes, he never writes verses. Eventually he gains his sweetheart, Emily Wardle, after several visits to Manor Farm. Mr. Tracy Tupman Mr. Tracy Tupman, a rotund member of the Pickwick Club, so susceptible that he is constantly falling in and out of love. Longing for romance, he finds himself thwarted at every turn. His flirtation with Miss Rachel Wardle ends dismally when she elopes with Mr. Alfred Jingle. Mr. Wardle Mr. Wardle, the owner of Manor Farm, Dingley Dell, the robust, genial, but sometimes hot-tempered host of the four Pickwickians. A patriarch, he rescues his sister from Mr.

Jingle at the cost of one hundred and twenty pounds, and he objects at first to his daughter’s romance with Mr. Snodgrass. Finally, he gives the young couple his blessing. Miss Rachel Wardle Miss Rachel Wardle, a woman of uncertain age. She flirts coyly with the susceptible Mr. Tupman but abandons him for the blandishments of Mr. Jingle, who has designs on her supposed wealth. Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Wardle pursue the elopers, Mr. Wardle buys off the rascal, and Miss Wardle returns husbandless to Manor Farm. Mrs. Wardle Mrs. Wardle, the aged, deaf mother of Mr. Wardle and Miss Rachel. Emily Wardle Emily Wardle, Mr. Wardle’s vivacious daughter, in love with Mr. Snodgrass, whom she eventually marries. Isabella Wardle Isabella Wardle, another daughter. She marries Mr. Trundle. Mr. Trundle Mr. Trundle, Isabella Wardle’s suitor. Though frequently on the scene, he remains a minor figure in the novel. Joe Joe, Mr. Wardle’s fat, sleepy young servant.

He is characterized by his ability to go to sleep at any time and under almost any circumstances, a trait that both amuses and irritates his master. Mrs. Martha Bardell Mrs. Martha Bardell, Mr. Pickwick’s landlady. When he consults her as to the advisability of taking a servant, she mistakes his remarks for a proposal of marriage and accepts him, much to Mr. Pickwick’s dismay. The misunderstanding leads to the breach-of-promise suit. Mr. Pickwick, refusing to pay damages, is sent to the Fleet Prison. After his refusal to pay, Mrs. Bardell’s attorneys, unable to collect their fee, have her arrested and also sent to the Fleet Prison. Her plight finally arouses Mr. Pickwick’s pity, and he pays the damages in order to release her and to free himself to aid his friend Mr. Winkle, who has eloped with Arabella Allen. Tommy Bardell Tommy Bardell, Mrs. Bardell’s young son. Serjeant Buzfuz Serjeant Buzfuz, Mrs. Bardell’s counsel at the trial, a bombastic man noted for his bullying tactics with witnesses. Mr. Skimpin Mr.

Skimpin, the assistant counsel to Serjeant Buzfuz. Mr. Dodson Mr. Dodson and Mr. Fogg Mr. Fogg, Mrs. Bardell’s unscrupulous attorneys. Having taken the suit without fee, they have their client arrested and sent to prison when Mr. Pickwick refuses to pay damages after the suit has been decided against him. Mr. Alfred Jingle Mr. Alfred Jingle, an amiable, impudent strolling player remarkable for his constant flow of disjointed sentences. He makes several attempts to marry women for their money, but Mr. Pickwick thwarts his plans in every case. He ends up in the Fleet Prison, from which he is rescued by Mr. Pickwick’s generosity. He keeps his promise to reform. Job Trotter The Believer - Charles Dickens's THE PICKWICK PAPERS The Believer Central Question: Who was the first Wikipedia contributor?

Full title of novel: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club: Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members; Publication date of novel: monthly between April 1836 and November 1837; Characters in novel with notably Dickensian names: Augustus Snodgrass, Serjeant Buzfuz, Alfred Jingle, Tracy Tupman, Job Trotter; Familiar name for obesity hyperventilation syndrome: Pickwickian syndrome; Representative sentence: “Now, Mr. Pickwick being in the very best of health and spirits, had been making himself perfectly delightful all dinner-time, and was at this moment engaged in an energetic conversation with Emily and Mr. Winkle: bowing his head, courteously, in the emphasis of his discourse, gently waving his left hand to lend force to his observations, and all glowing with placid smiles.” Fat times have not vanished in the United States. We still have an obesity epidemic, for one thing, and the metaphorical blubber of more digital information than anyone needs; both have grown out of the excesses of richer years.

It is an odd condition, but Dickens foresaw it nearly two hundred years ago and devised strategies for coping with it. The Pickwick Papers, his first novel, gave the 1830s a formerly successful and presently unemployed character who lives happily with his literal fatness in a realm metaphorically plump with information: Samuel Pickwick, an amiable amateur researcher drawn to absurd minutiae in a world brimming with social chitchat and with the kind of free time that allows studies on “the mighty ponds of Hampstead” and a “Theory of Tittlebats.” The novel begins as portly Pickwick, having accrued a comfortable amount of wealth and status, sets out to gather and share some information just for the joy of it. As he later remarks, “Nearly the whole of my previous life having been devoted to business and the pursuit of wealth, numerous scenes of which I had no previous conception have dawned upon me—I hope to the enlargement of my mind, and the improvement of my understanding.” Having enlarged himself by eating up so much of the world, that is, he now seeks to make his understanding commensurate with his body.

(Of course, it would have been better if he’d sought understanding first, but then we wouldn’t have a novel.) We hope you enjoy this excerpt. To read the full piece, please purchase a copy of the magazine from The McSweeney’s Store . —Adam Colman Adam Colman lives in Western Massachusetts, where he’s working on at least two books, one of which is a study of addiction in nineteenth-century British literature. June 2013 The Pickwick Papers : Charles Dickens : 9780375405488 The Pickwick Papers US$21.63 US$28.00 You save US$6.37 Free delivery worldwide Add to basket Add to wishlist Description The Pickwick Club was founded by the most learned minds in London for the purpose of making a scientific tour of the world. Its distinguished members include Mr. Samuel Pickwick, Esg., G.C.M.PC., "presiding"; Augustus Snodgrass; Nathaniel Winkle; and Tracy Tupman, Esq. Yet no sooner have these gentlemen begun their historic journey than they are set upon by a charming but notorious con man, Alfred Jingle.

So begins a series of hilarious misadventures that takes the incorrigibly innocent Pickwicks wandering around England, coming in contact with some of the most colorful and comical characters in all fiction, including Dr. Slammer, Dismal Jemmy Hutley, Job Trotter, Wilkins Flasher, and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz. This was Dickens' first novel -- and remains his funniest and most loved. show more Product details 134 x 202 x 42mm | 879.96g Publication date Classics Review quote " No essay in fiction ever gave more incontestable assurance of genius. . . . Never, perhaps, was satire so large-hearted and so entertaining." -- George Gissing "From the Trade Paperback edition." show more About Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was born in a little house in Landport, Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812. The second of eight children, he grew up in a family frequently beset by financial insecurity. At age eleven, Dickens was taken out of school and sent to work in London backing warehouse, where his job was to paste labels on bottles for six shillings a week.

His father John Dickens, was a warmhearted but improvident man. When he was condemned the Marshela Prison for unpaid debts, he unwisely agreed that Charles should stay in lodgings and continue working while the rest of the family joined him in jail. This three-month separation caused Charles much pain; his experiences as a child alone in a huge city–cold, isolated with barely enough to eat–haunted him for the rest of his life. When the family fortunes improved, Charles went back to school, after which he became an office boy, a freelance reporter and finally an author. With Pickwick Papers (1836-7) he achieved immediate fame; in a few years he was easily the post popular and respected writer of his time. It has been estimated that one out of every ten persons in Victorian England was a Dickens reader. Oliver Twist (1837), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-9) and The Old Curiosity Shop(1840-41) were huge successes.

Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-4) was less so, but Dickens followed it with his unforgettable, A Christmas Carol (1843), Bleak House (1852-3), Hard Times (1854) and Little Dorrit(1855-7) reveal his deepening concern for the injustices of British Society. A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-1) and Our Mutual Friend (1864-5) complete his major works. Dickens's marriage to Catherine Hoggarth produced ten children but ended in separation in 1858. In that year he began a series of exhausting public readings; his health gradually declined. After putting in a full day's work at his home at Gads Hill, Kent on June 8, 1870, Dickens suffered a stroke, and he died the following day. show more Follow us The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens | Macmillan The Pickwick Papers Powells Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story.

Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title—offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Pickwick Papers includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Nancy Springer. The Pickwick Club was founded by the most learned minds in London for the purpose of making a scientific tour of the world. Its distinguished members include Mr. Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.PC., presiding; Augustus Snodgrass; Nathaniel Winkle; and Tracy Tupman, Esq. Yet no sooner have these gentlemen begun their historic journey than they are set upon by a charming but notorious con man, Alfred Jingle. So begins a series of hilarious misadventures that takes the incorrigibly innocent Pickwicks wandering around England, coming in contact with some of the most colorful and comical characters in all fiction, including Dr. Slammer, Dismal Jemmy Hutley, Job Trotter, Wilkins Flasher, and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz. This was Dickens' first novel--and remains his funniest and most loved.

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So begins a series of hilarious misadventures that takes the incorrigibly innocent Pickwicks wandering around England, coming in contact with some of the most colorful and comical characters in all fiction, including Dr. Slammer, Dismal Jemmy Hutley, Job Trotter, Wilkins Flasher, and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz.This was Dickens' first novel--and remains his funniest and most loved.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries Classic Literature Fiction Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title—offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Pickwick Papers includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Nancy Springer. The Pickwick Club was founded by the most learned minds in London for the purpose of making a scientific tour of the world.

Its distinguished members include Mr. Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.PC., presiding; Augustus Snodgrass; Nathaniel Winkle; and Tracy Tupman, Esq. Yet no sooner have these gentlemen begun their historic journey than they are set upon by a charming but notorious con man, Alfred Jingle. So begins a series of hilarious misadventures that takes the incorrigibly innocent Pickwicks wandering around England, coming in contact with some of the most colorful and comical characters in all fiction, including Dr. Slammer, Dismal Jemmy Hutley, Job Trotter, Wilkins Flasher, and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz. This was Dickens' first novel—and remains his funniest and most loved. Adobe EPUB eBook 823.1 KB Open EPUB eBook 818.5 KB Charles Dickens (Author) Considered by many to be the greatest novelist of the English language, Charles John Hummham Dickens was born Februrary 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. Some of his most populars works include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, A ...

Character List Character List Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List Samuel Pickwick Founder of the Pickwick Club and hero of the novel; a fat, bald, elderly, innocent, generous, benevolent gentleman. His adventures and developing character are the center of interest. Tracy Tupman Fat and middle-aged, he fancies himself to be the romantic adventurer of the Pickwick Club. He has an unhappy flirtation with Rachael Wardle. Augustus Snodgrass A young, innocuous fellow, he poses as the poet of the Pickwick Club, although he never writes a line of verse. He falls in love with Emily Wardle and marries her. Nathaniel Winkle A very inept young sportsman, Winkle has a flair for misadventures. A member of the Pickwick Club, he enlists Mr. Pickwick's aid in his romance and marriage with Arabella Allen. Mr. Blotton An unpleasant member of the club with a keen eye for humbug. Alfred Jingle A romantic adventurer who schemes for various mercenary marriages, which Mr. Pickwick tries to thwart. He is brought low in the Fleet Prison and rehabilitated by Mr. Pickwick. Dr.

Slammer An army man who challenges Winkle to a duel at Rochester, he is irascible and has a taste for violence when frustrated. Lieutenant Tappleton Dr. Slammer's second at the duel, a stickler for rules. Dr. Payne A savage army man who attends the duel to see bloodshed. Jem Hutley (Dismal Jemmy) A cadaverous strolling actor who tells the Pickwickians a morbid tale. Colonel and Mrs. Bulder Members of Rochester society. Sir Thomas Clubber Another member of Rochester society. Mr. Wardle A hospitable country squire at Dingley Dell. Fond of the Pickwickians, he entertains them on several occasions. Emily Wardle Mr. Wardle's pert, pretty daughter; Snodgrass' sweetheart. Isabella Wardle Mr. Wardle's other pretty daughter, she marries Mr. Trundle during the Christmas festivities. Rachael Wardle Mr. Wardle's spinster sister, she flirts with Tupman and unsuccessfully elopes with Jingle. Mrs. Wardle Mr. Wardle's partly deaf, cantankerous old mother.

Joe the Fat Boy A gluttonous, sleepy servant to Mr. Wardle. Mr. Trundle Isabella Wardle's colorless fiancé and husband. An old clergyman A storyteller with a cheerful disposition and a gloomy mind at Wardles'. Mr. Miller A neighbor of Wardles' who puts his foot in his mouth. Sam Weller A shrewd, cocky, clever, affectionate cockney boot cleaner and general handyman whom Mr. Pickwick engages as a servant, and who becomes Mr. Pickwick's closest friend. Mr. Perker A brisk little attorney for Mr. Wardle and Mr. Pickwick. He admires legal chicanery but has a good heart and is a friend to his two clients. Mrs. Martha Bardell Mr. Pickwick's landlady, she assumes he has proposed to her and sues for breach of promise. Thrown in jail because she cannot pay her legal fees, Mr. Pickwick has her released. Master Tommy Bardell Her squalling young son. Mr. Pott Editor of the Eatanswill Gazette; a pompous, vindictive, cowardly, henpecked man. Mrs.

Pott His aggressive wife, who becomes fond of Winkle, throws hysterics, and eventually leaves her husband. Mr. Slurk Editor of the Eatanswill Independent, Mr. Pott's enemy. The Hon. Samuel Slumkey The Blue candidate and winner of the Eatanswill election. The Hon. Horatio Fizkin The Buff candidate at the Eatanswill election. The one-eyed bagman A traveling salesman who tells stories at Eatanswill and Bristol. Mrs. Leo Hunter A fatuous celebrity hunter at Eatanswill. Mr. Leo Hunter Her stiff, servile husband. Count Smorltork A silly foreigner at Mrs. Hunter's party. Job Trotter A cunning, emaciated actor whom Alfred Jingle employs as a servant. Miss Tomkins The headmistress of the boarding school at Bury St. Edmunds, where Mr. Pickwick is taken prisoner. Captain Boldwig A ferocious country squire near Bury St. Edmunds, he has the drunken Mr. Pickwick carted to the animal pound. Peter Lowten Mr. Perker's cynical law clerk. Dodson and Fogg The unscrupulous law partners who handle Mrs. Bardell's lawsuit.

Mr. Jackson Dodson and Fogg's oily law clerk. Jack Bamber A half-crazed, seedy law clerk, he relates a wild tale. Peter Magnus A nervous, jealous suitor who involves the Pickwickians in trouble at Ipswich. Miss Witherfield His hysterical middle-aged fiancée. George Nupkins, Esq. The windbag magistrate at Ipswich; an ignorant, henpecked man. Mrs. Nupkins His nasty, social-climbing wife. Miss Henrietta Nupkins Their nasty daughter, she has a crush on Jingle. Daniel Grummer An officious police captain who arrests the Pickwickians in Ipswich. Mr. Dubbley A big policeman in Ipswich. Mr. Jinks The timid court clerk in Ipswich. Mr. Muzzle Nupkins' butler. Tony Weller Sam Weller's fat, kindly, irresponsible father, a coachman plagued by domestic trouble. Susan Weller Tony Weller's self-righteously pious, hypocritical wife, who has taken up with a disreputable preacher. The Reverend Stiggins An avaricious, alcoholic, unsavory evangelist who sponges off the Wellers.

Anthony Humm A temperance lecturer at a meeting Sam and Tony Weller attend. Mrs. Betsy Cluppins A nosy, piggish friend of Mrs. Bardell's. Mrs. Susannab Sanders Another friend of Mrs. Bardell's. Arabella Allen Winkle's pert, attractive sweetheart and wife. Ben Allen Her doltish brother, who wants her to marry Bob Sawyer. Bob Sawyer A medical student and prankster who wants to marry Arabella. Jack Hopkins A medical student who is full of curious, funny anecdotes. Mrs. Mary Ann Raddle Bob Sawyer's vituperative landlady and a friend of Mrs. Bardell's. Mr. Raddle Her ineffectual, inarticulate husband. Serjeant Snubbin Mr. Pickwick's untidy, abstracted, ineffective court lawyer. Mr. Mallard His spruce, impressive secretary. Mr. Phunky Serjeant Snubbin's nervous assistant at the trial. Serjeant Buzfuz Mrs. Bardell's prosecuting attorney; an orotund, silly, but effective lawyer. Mr. Justice Stareleigh The fat, nasty, inattentive judge at Mr. Pickwick's trial.

Colonel Dowler A vociferous, cowardly, jealous man who challenges Winkle to a duel at Bath and then retreats. Mrs. Dowler His hapless, partying wife. Mrs. Craddock Mr. Pickwick's landlady at Bath. Angelo Cyrus Bantam, Esq. The master of ceremonies at Bath, a dapper, ignorant, gregarious man. John Smauker His snooty footman, who invites Sam Weller to a "swarry." Mrs. Wugsby A fashionable, rather nasty woman at Bath. Lady Snuphanuph Another fashionable woman at Bath. Mary Sam Weller's sweetheart. Originally the Nupkins' housemaid, she helps Sam find Arabella Allen at Bristol, assists in Winkle's elopement, and becomes the Winkle housemaid. A scientific gentleman An old man whose desire for fame leads him to mistake Mr. Pickwick's lantern light for a "scientific" phenomenon. Mr. Tom Roker The warder and supply man at Fleet Prison, he charges high rates for meager lodgings and furniture. Neddy His indolent companion. The Chancery prisoner The pathetic, dying man from whom Mr.

Pickwick rents his prison cell. Mr. Smangle The shifty, predatory prisoner with whom Mr. Pickwick spends his first night. Mr. Mivins (The Zephyr) Smangle's obnoxious, clowning companion. Mr. Solomon Pell The seedy, self-advertising lawyer in the debtors' court. The Wellers become his clients. Arabella Allen's aunt The guardian of Arabella, she is horrified when her niece elopes. Mr. Martin The aunt's taciturn servant, who is attacked by Ben Allen. Mr. Winkle, Sr. A hard-headed businessman, he is suspicious of his son's marriage until he meets Arabella. Wilkins Flasher, Esq. A dapper stockbroker who bets on every topic of conservation.

Question: 'Alfred Jingle' and 'Serjeant Buzfuz' appear in which Dickens novel?
Answer: 'PICKWICK PAPERS'